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Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer)

 Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Hill and Adamson Calotypes

 Collection — Hill and Adamson
Identifier: Coll-1073
Scope and Contents This collection comprises four albums compiled by Andrew Elliot senior, a nephew of D. O. Hill, around 1916-1920. They include both priginal calotype prints by D. O. Hill dating from the 1840s, and copy prints (mostly carbon prints) from the early 20th century. There are also four boxes containing pages of the albums removed for an exhibition, and two additional boxes of original calotypes.The photographs depict mostly (but not only) ministers present at the Disruption of 1843,...
Dates: 1840s (date of calotypes); 1916-1920 (date of albums' compilation)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Witness Reporters', c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/72
Scope and Contents

Group portrait of reporters and journalists from the 'Witness' newspaper. Six men, identitied as Robert Adamson, Andrew Cameron, J.R. Fyfe, John Johnstone, John MacDonald, and William Robertson. Pencil caption: "Witness Reporters".

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven